蛤蟆

háma

noun #17,581

Measure Word

一只蛤蟆 zhī

Meanings

1 frog
2 toad

Characters

frog; toad (in this compound)

Examples

池塘里有很多蛤蟆。

Chítáng lǐ yǒu hěn duō háma.

There are lots of frogs in the pond.

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉。

Làiháma xiǎng chī tiān'é ròu.

The toad wants to eat swan meat. (Idiom: to aim way above one's station.)

Tips

memory

The idiom 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 ("the toad wants to eat swan meat") is used to mock someone who has unrealistic romantic ambitions — like an ugly toad wanting a beautiful swan.

Stroke Order

蛤 gé

蟆 ma